Family BBQ

Our first weekend in California happened to coincide with Petra’s 9 months so a celebration was definitely in order. When I was younger, my house was the party house and when I say party, I mean BBQ and that usually meant some kind of tacos. So naturally, I expected no less than that and my parents delivered. Saturday was a huge celebration for our baby girl where some of my side of the family would meet her for the first time. My parents even got a taco guy because when in Southern California, if you’re not eating tacos then you’re doing it wrong. Petra and I wore matching shoes. I picked out a sweater for Lukasz. My family is basically adorable.

But let’s talk about the little lady of the hour… Petra is actually 10 months old now so I’m really late on this but I feel like I still needed to post this and talk about it so I never forget how tiny Petra once was and every little milestone that happened and how much I love her right now, right this minute. Petra is officially nine months old. A week before turning nine months, she got her first bottom tooth. It was a couple of bad teething days where all she wanted was just to be held by me at all times and maybe chew on something cold a few times. She would get her second bottom tooth a couple of weeks later. Little P has the best appetite. She eats three actual meals a day with a few purses mixed in as a snack. She is literally game to try anything, I love it so much. She used to hate sweet foods but now her favorite foods are probably blueberries and oranges (carefully peeled, of course). She smiles and laughs while she eats, its too cute to handle. She smiles and shows me her teeth right before she stuffs food into her mouth. She LOVES her papa. SO. MUCH. Those two melt my heart, the way they play, the way he speaks Polish to her all day, everyday. Lukasz once texted me and told me that Petra answered him back in Polish by saying “tak”. He was so excited! Petra is also becoming good friends with Pierrot. She loves chasing him even though he’s always faster because shes crawling. Sometimes when Pierrot gets into his silly moods and begins chasing his tail, she stares at him and starts cracking up. It’s the sweetest thing. In addition to crawling, she stands herself to standing position and cruises the furniture which means she cant be left alone, not even for a minute. She’s always on the go! Petra loves being outside more than anything, but that’s the beauty of New York. The whole city is a playground for us and I love being outside with her. It’s been a bit of a rough winter but I see Spring and summer on the horizon and time spent on the swings for Little P.

As you can see, there was much to celebrate in California… ❤

The picture below is one of my favorites of Petra and her grandpa! This was also Petra’s first time playing with balloons and she loved every second of it! I’m already in the process of brainstorming for her first birthday and balloons are definitely on the list. They make her so happy!﻿